SB 1169 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 15-706 regarding environmental education instruction in schools.

• Removes the word "on" from language describing environmental and natural resource issues to correct grammar in the statute.

• Changes the word "which" to "that" in the definition of "environmental education" to improve grammatical accuracy in two locations within the statute.

• Maintains existing requirements that environmental education programs be based on current scientific information and include discussion of economic and social implications.

• Makes technical grammatical corrections to the statutory definition while preserving the substantive policy regarding environmental education programs in school districts.